2022 Picture Books by African-Americans

1.
One Big Day
One Big Day 4.23 avg rating — 90 ratings
2.
Hands On!
Hands On! 4.29 avg rating — 106 ratings
3.
Twelve Dinging Doorbells
Twelve Dinging Doorbells 4.01 avg rating — 328 ratings
4.
Mardi Gras Almost Didn't Come This Year
Mardi Gras Almost Didn't Come This Year 3.97 avg rating — 159 ratings
5.
Sam's Super Seats
Sam's Super Seats 3.91 avg rating — 282 ratings
6.
Sam and the Incredible African and American Food Fight
Sam and the Incredible African and American Food Fight 4.06 avg rating — 31 ratings
7.
Time
Time 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
8.
Show the World!
Show the World! 3.77 avg rating — 167 ratings
9.
Nigel and the Moon
Nigel and the Moon 4.31 avg rating — 1,201 ratings
10.
Good Night Little Man
Good Night Little Man 3.79 avg rating — 90 ratings
11.
Song in the City
Song in the City 4.30 avg rating — 321 ratings
12.
A Spoonful of Faith
A Spoonful of Faith 3.64 avg rating — 58 ratings
13.
Window Fishing
Window Fishing 3.92 avg rating — 79 ratings
14.
Indigo Dreaming
Indigo Dreaming 4.20 avg rating — 136 ratings
15.
Dear Reader: A Love Letter to Libraries
Dear Reader: A Love Letter to Libraries 3.80 avg rating — 341 ratings
16.
Together We Ride
Together We Ride 4.23 avg rating — 365 ratings
17.
Delphine Denise and the Mardi Gras Prize
Delphine Denise and the Mardi Gras Prize 3.76 avg rating — 89 ratings
18.
Hold Them Close
Hold Them Close 4.51 avg rating — 129 ratings
19.
Black: The Many Wonders of My World
Black: The Many Wonders of My World 3.91 avg rating — 125 ratings
20.
Stella Keeps the Sun Up
Stella Keeps the Sun Up 3.67 avg rating — 209 ratings
21.
Nesting Dolls
Nesting Dolls 3.91 avg rating — 224 ratings
22.
Daddy-Daughter Day
Daddy-Daughter Day 3.53 avg rating — 104 ratings
23.
Brothers & Sisters: Family Poems
Brothers & Sisters: Family Poems 3.80 avg rating — 25 ratings
24.
Ty's Travels: Lab Magic
Ty's Travels: Lab Magic 4.10 avg rating — 165 ratings
25.
Wutaryoo
Wutaryoo 3.86 avg rating — 361 ratings
26.
Kick Push
Kick Push 3.80 avg rating — 447 ratings
27.
Hair to Share
Hair to Share 4.30 avg rating — 76 ratings
28.
Who Are Your People?
Who Are Your People? 4.15 avg rating — 378 ratings
29.
My Hands Tell a Story
My Hands Tell a Story 4.12 avg rating — 165 ratings
30.
Bessie the Motorcycle Queen
Bessie the Motorcycle Queen 4.10 avg rating — 205 ratings
31.
Peek-a-You!
Peek-a-You! 3.45 avg rating — 56 ratings
32.
Bloom
Bloom 3.96 avg rating — 181 ratings
33.
Ours
Ours 3.73 avg rating — 66 ratings
34.
Black-Eyed Peas and Hoghead Cheese: A Story of Food, Family, and Freedom
Black-Eyed Peas and Hoghead Cheese: A Story of Food, Family, and Freedom 4.22 avg rating — 132 ratings
35.
Opal Lee and What It Means to Be Free: The True Story of the Grandmother of Juneteenth
Opal Lee and What It Means to Be Free: The True Story of the Grandmother of Juneteenth 4.31 avg rating — 709 ratings
36.
Daddy Speaks Love
Daddy Speaks Love 4.24 avg rating — 324 ratings
37.
Me and My Mama
Me and My Mama 4.21 avg rating — 167 ratings
38.
Crowned with Glory
Crowned with Glory 4.16 avg rating — 120 ratings
39.
Fly
Fly 4.22 avg rating — 301 ratings
40.
Ride, Roll, Run: Time for Fun!
Ride, Roll, Run: Time for Fun! 4.30 avg rating — 184 ratings
41.
A Library
A Library 4.29 avg rating — 1,130 ratings
42.
Somewhere in the Bayou
Somewhere in the Bayou 3.90 avg rating — 686 ratings
43.
Brown Sugar Baby
Brown Sugar Baby 4.05 avg rating — 79 ratings
44.
Love Is All Around
Love Is All Around 3.87 avg rating — 23 ratings
45.
Charlie Makes a Splash!
Charlie Makes a Splash! 3.81 avg rating — 103 ratings
46.
Emile and the Field
Emile and the Field 3.86 avg rating — 469 ratings
47.
How High Is Heaven?
How High Is Heaven? 4.20 avg rating — 83 ratings
48.
Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement (Caldecott Honor Book)
Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement (Caldecott Honor Book) 4.65 avg rating — 1,064 ratings
49.
I Love My Beautiful Hair
I Love My Beautiful Hair 4.08 avg rating — 75 ratings
50.
Girl Dad
Girl Dad 4.09 avg rating — 187 ratings
51.
I Got the Spooky Spirit
I Got the Spooky Spirit 3.46 avg rating — 104 ratings
52.
Carrimebac, the Town That Walked
Carrimebac, the Town That Walked 4.05 avg rating — 194 ratings
53.
The Year We Learned to Fly
The Year We Learned to Fly 4.39 avg rating — 2,109 ratings
54.
The World Belonged to Us
The World Belonged to Us 4.48 avg rating — 1,136 ratings
55.
Uncle John's City Garden
Uncle John's City Garden 4.05 avg rating — 288 ratings
56.
Teddy, Truck and Other First Words
Teddy, Truck and Other First Words 3.71 avg rating — 7 ratings
57.
One Black Cat and Other Numbers
One Black Cat and Other Numbers 3.31 avg rating — 26 ratings
58.
Our Beautiful Colors
Our Beautiful Colors 4.52 avg rating — 40 ratings
59.
It's a Sign! (Elephant Piggie Like Reading! #9)
It's a Sign! (Elephant Piggie Like Reading! #9) 3.80 avg rating — 410 ratings
60.
The Story of Juneteenth
The Story of Juneteenth 4.32 avg rating — 68 ratings
61.
Standing in the Need of Prayer
Standing in the Need of Prayer 4.45 avg rating — 960 ratings
62.
Free at Last: A Juneteenth Poem
Free at Last: A Juneteenth Poem 4.11 avg rating — 197 ratings
63.
I'm Growing Great
I'm Growing Great 3.79 avg rating — 243 ratings
64.
Most Perfect You
Most Perfect You 3.97 avg rating — 175 ratings
65.
Music Is a Rainbow
Music Is a Rainbow 3.91 avg rating — 246 ratings
66.
Josey Johnson's Hair and the Holy Spirit
Josey Johnson's Hair and the Holy Spirit 4.47 avg rating — 109 ratings
67.
Why Not You?
Why Not You? 3.93 avg rating — 323 ratings
68.
Chicken Soup for the Soul BABIES: Me. You. Us.
Chicken Soup for the Soul BABIES: Me. You. Us. 3.63 avg rating — 19 ratings
69.
Chicken Soup for the Soul BABIES: Fast AND Slow
Chicken Soup for the Soul BABIES: Fast AND Slow 3.74 avg rating — 27 ratings
70.
Chicken Soup for the Soul KIDS: Oliver Powers Through: Helping Out at Home
Chicken Soup for the Soul KIDS: Oliver Powers Through: Helping Out at Home 4.12 avg rating — 16 ratings
71.
The Queen of Kindergarten
The Queen of Kindergarten 4.22 avg rating — 463 ratings
72.
All Aboard the Schooltrain: A Story from the Great Migration
All Aboard the Schooltrain: A Story from the Great Migration 4.15 avg rating — 197 ratings
73.
Keyana Loves Her Family
Keyana Loves Her Family 3.92 avg rating — 75 ratings
74.
I Am Amazing!
I Am Amazing! 4.01 avg rating — 118 ratings
75.
A Bear, a Bee, and a Honey Tree
A Bear, a Bee, and a Honey Tree 4.03 avg rating — 511 ratings
76.
Black Boy, Black Boy
Black Boy, Black Boy 4.21 avg rating — 270 ratings
77.
H Is for Harlem
H Is for Harlem 4.42 avg rating — 178 ratings
78.
Shout for Joy!: Psalm 100 Illustrated by Jan Spivey Gilchrist (Be Still and Know Stories)
Shout for Joy!: Psalm 100 Illustrated by Jan Spivey Gilchrist (Be Still and Know Stories) 4.29 avg rating — 21 ratings
79.
The Smallest Spot of a Dot: The Little Ways We’re Different, The Big Ways We’re the Same
The Smallest Spot of a Dot: The Little Ways We’re Different, The Big Ways We’re the Same 4.02 avg rating — 237 ratings
80.
Always with You, Always with Me
Always with You, Always with Me 3.90 avg rating — 186 ratings
81.
Marvelous Mabel: Figure Skating Superstar
Marvelous Mabel: Figure Skating Superstar 4.14 avg rating — 106 ratings
82.
Hello, Beautiful You! (A Bright Brown Baby Board Book)
Hello, Beautiful You! (A Bright Brown Baby Board Book) 3.86 avg rating — 43 ratings
83.
Little Santa's Workshop (A Lala Watkins Book) (Good Vibes)
Little Santa's Workshop (A Lala Watkins Book) (Good Vibes) 3.41 avg rating — 51 ratings
84.
Just Like Jesse Owens
Just Like Jesse Owens 4.11 avg rating — 118 ratings